The Great Balloon Experiment!


Since the dawn of man, balloons have played a vital role in countless historical events, such as that stupid thanksgiving day parade and the removal of Professor Marvel from Oz. It's no wonder why all of us love balloons and want to be near them at all times. It may have been because of this primal desire that The Great Balloon Experiment was created.

Or, I may have just wanted to launch a ton of balloons.

The Experiment consisted of 1,000 latex balloons inflated with helium, each carrying a note for the eventual finder with directions on how to contact me. The hope was that all 1,000 balloons would be found and I would have 1,000 new friends. I would need these 1,000 new friends because all my old friends now hate me because I made them inflate 1,000 latex balloons.




The first step was to aquire the balloons. After succesfully mugging 5 clowns, I had more than enough.






Step two was to hire 1,000 monkeys, chain them to 1,000 typewriters, and keep them working until they had successfully typed 1,000 of the contact cards seen here. Each card was individually numbered to give each balloon its own identity. I brefiely considered giving each balloon its own name, for example: Theodore, Theodore Jr., Theodore III, Theodore IV, etc. but Theodore was too long to fit on the card.






After much anticipation, the fateful day of The Experiment arrived. I constructed a tent-like structure to house the balloons out of 1 mil plastic sheets, which was an undertaking worthy of its own website. Having never constructed a 1,000 balloon capacity tent before, it was a learning experience. However, for the rest of you, I am making available a detailed measured drawing and a list of needed materials for only $19.99 plus s&h. After all my labor, this was the result. The comment was heard, "It's aesthetically terrible, but probably functional."